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Lead fumes are toxic, and I don't have a respirator yet. And if it went through the target, and missed the backstop (or missed both ), it would hit my shed. And one hole through my shed wall is enough.

Maybe in the spring though, when I can take this to an open space.

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DYI wrote:Nothing denser than the .12gs are available for airsoft around here. It never really caught on.

I think this thread has caught on so quickly because I've promoted the SCTBDC so much that people automatically associate me with it, kind of like schmanman and the SWAT gun, BTB and high pressure, Nova and custom machined parts, and, of course, JSR and his beloved epoxy. When I post a thread with a title like this, people just associate the two. I think the HEAL has become quite well known too, with the 6 pages of replies on its topic.

If I'm feeling rich, I might get a 1-1/4" barrel and shoot some supersonic ice slugs too. (1300+ fps)

gone for months and my gun is still known! I'm flattered.

even if it was because I promoted it a lot......

well, I still think it was a reasonable accomplishment.

I think ol' swatty is going on four years old, and three reincarnations.

one every spring.

jrrdw wrote:Man you gotta hide milk jugs full of red water in that snowman before you blast it! It makes for a really cool video!

I look forward to seeing the next one. The SCTBDC looks like a pellet gun compared to the SWAT gun.

As for the snowman, maybe I can use flechettes on it instead of the airsoft rounds, and hide jugs full of red paint inside it. Either that, or a whole bunch of little ice slugs in the barrel. Now I just need to figure out how to mass produce the flechettes... Any ideas?

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I don't think 5000 airsoft BBs would do much to the snowman. Their individual masses are simply too low. I would fire 100 marbles at the snowman instead. As others have suggested, fill a milk jug with red dyed water and place it in the snowman's torso. Then, cook some spaghetti, add tomato sauce to it, then form it into a large ball. Place it in the snowman's head, and fire away.

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DYI wrote:As for the snowman, maybe I can use flechettes on it instead of the airsoft rounds, and hide jugs full of red paint inside it. Either that, or a whole bunch of little ice slugs in the barrel. Now I just need to figure out how to mass produce the flechettes... Any ideas?

As suggested above, getting large wood nails and hammering the heads flat into fins will give you a quick effective flechette round - just make sure it's properly supported in a sabot tho, otherwise it will skew on firing and potentially damage your barrel.

Well, it turns out that I won't be making the video until the spring. Some ABS pipe on a box we made for skiing/snowboarding actually shattered because it was so cold when we hit it, and I don't want a 3" barrel with 2 pounds of Pykrete in it to explode at 450 psi... Sorry about that, but I have all the materials, and the tank back, so you can expect a video in the spring.

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